sew-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Fasten with needle and thread; do needlework without creating a new item.

Commentary: Includes: SEW TOGETHER

Examples:
John sewed the button onto his shirt.
It's not hard to sew together two pieces of fabric.
Mary wanted to sew John's mouth shut.

Mappings:
VerbNet: shake-22.3-2,spray-9.7-1
FrameNet: Attaching
PropBank: sew.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
sew_together 1

Sense Number 2: Create (clothes) with cloth or some other item.

Commentary: INCLUDES: SEW TOGETHER Syntax Is: NP1[agent] SEW NP2[product[concrete]]

Examples:
Can she sew me a new suit by next week?
We need to sew some new pillowcases for the bed.
Designers sewed the dress out of pieces of plastic.

Mappings:
VerbNet: build-26.1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: sew.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: Create or secure a process or product in business or finance.

Commentary: Includes: SEW TOGETHER, SEW UP Syntax Is: NP1[agent] SEW NP2[patient[abstract]]

Examples:
We really need to sew up the deal by Saturday.
I'm hoping to sew together a new contract before the next
teleconference.
Help me sew a relationship between our companies.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM